George Merchant Explained

George Merchant
Birth Date:13 May 1926
Birth Place:Dundee, Scotland
Youthclubs1:Dundee Stobswell
Years1:1951–1957
Caps1:65
Goals1:31
Years2:1957–1958
Caps2:23
Goals2:18
Totalcaps:88
Totalgoals:49

George Merchant (13 May 1926 – 16 August 2015)[1] [2] was a Scottish footballer, who played for Dundee[3] and Falkirk.[4] Merchant scored one of the goals as Falkirk won the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.[2] After retiring as a football player, he became a football coach at Dunfermline Athletic and set up a printing business.[1]

On 16 August 2015, Merchant died in a nursing home in Carnoustie.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: George Merchant . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 19 August 2015 . 19 August 2015 . Stephen . Naysmith.
  2. Web site: GEORGE MERCHANT: 1926-2015 . www.falkirkfc.co.uk . Falkirk FC . 17 August 2015 . 17 August 2015 . 24 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150824170841/http://www.falkirkfc.co.uk/george-merchant-1926-2015/ . dead .
  3. Web site: DUNDEE : 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Neil Brown . 17 August 2015.
  4. Web site: FALKIRK : 1946/47 - 2013/14 . Neil Brown . 17 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Obituary: George Merchant, footballer. 2021-08-04. www.scotsman.com. en.